1952 Speedway National League Division Two


The 1952 National League Division Two was the seventh post-war season of the second tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.

Summary

The post-war boom was now fading and the League was shortened to 12 teams with Division Three now defunct and continued only on a regional basis. Previous champions Norwich Stars had been promoted to Division One. Newcastle, Walthamstow and Halifax had closed whilst Fleetwood Flyers changed to Fleetwood Knights and ran only open meetings. Poole Pirates were the only new entrant, promoted from the former lower tier.
Poole Pirates won the title, having won Division Three in the previous season.

National Trophy Stage Two

The 1952 National Trophy was the 15th edition of the Knockout Cup. The Trophy consisted of three stages; stage one was for the third-tier clubs, stage two was for the second-tier clubs and stage three was for the top-tier clubs. The winner of stage one would qualify for stage two and the winner of stage two would qualify for the third and final stage. Poole won stage two and therefore qualified for stage three.
Second Division qualifying first round
DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
05/06 Plymouth57-51Poole
02/06 Poole67-41Plymouth
24/05 Coventry71-36Motherwell
24/05 Stoke71-37Cradley Heath
23/05 Cradley Heath67-41Stoke
23/05 Motherwell61-47Coventry
19/05 Liverpool71-37Edinburgh
17/05 Edinburgh67-41Liverpool
13/05 Yarmouth61-47Leicester
09/05 Leicester71-37Yarmouth

Second Division Qualifying Second round
DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
19/06 Oxford53-55Poole
09/06 Poole78-30Oxford
07/06 Coventry52-55Leicester
07/06 Stoke55-52Liverpool
06/06 Leicester55-53Coventry
02/06 Liverpool75.5-32.5Stoke
24/05 Glasgow Ashfield52-56Glasgow White City
21/05 Glasgow White City65-43Glasgow Ashfield

Second Division Qualifying semifinals
DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
20/06 Leicester46-62Glasgow White City
18/06 Glasgow White City53-55Leicester
25/06 Poole85-23Liverpool

Second Division Qualifying final

First leg
'''Second leg'''

Midland Cup

Coventry won the Midland Cup, which consisted of eight teams. There was one team from division 1, five teams from division 2 and two teams from division 3.
First round
Team oneTeam twoScore
WolverhamptonLong Eaton69–26, 59–37

Second round
Team oneTeam twoScore
LeicesterStoke54–42, 42–53
OxfordWolverhampton62–34, 45–51
CradleyCoventry50–46, 34–62

Semi final round
Team oneTeam twoScore
OxfordCoventry25–71, 26–70
BirminghamLeicester70–26, 63–33

Final

First leg
Second leg
Coventry won on aggregate '''110–82'''

Riders & final averages

Ashfield
  • 8.29
  • 6.76
  • 6.64
  • 6.62
  • 6.16
  • 6.07
  • 5.35
  • 4.19
  • 4.18
  • 3.30
  • 1.76
Coventry
  • 9.48
  • 9.05
  • 7.83
  • 6.93
  • 6.72
  • 6.21
  • 5.64
  • 4.42
  • 4.34
  • 4.00
Cradley Heath
  • 8.70
  • 8.24
  • 7.41
  • 7.02
  • 6.62
  • 5.63
  • 5.24
  • 5.16
  • 5.08
  • 4.43
  • 2.00
Edinburgh
  • 9.54
  • 9.14
  • 9.09
  • 8.07
  • 6.45
  • 5.68
  • 4.78
  • 4.66
  • 3.12
  • 2.13
Glasgow
  • 10.91
  • 8.15
  • 8.14
  • 5.88
  • 5.50
  • 5.17
  • 4.92
  • 4.65
  • 4.27
  • 3.95
  • 1.07
Leicester
  • 9.14
  • 8.48
  • 7.88
  • 6.29
  • 6.26
  • 6.10
  • 5.61
  • 4.81
  • 4.15
Liverpool
  • 9.13
  • 7.37
  • 7.37
  • 7.36
  • 6.77
  • 6.09
  • 5.79
  • 4.77
  • 4.52
  • 3.68
  • 3.36
Motherwell
  • 10.57
  • 8.18
  • 7.51
  • 7.23
  • 5.53
  • 5.47
  • 5.21
  • 4.80
  • 4.17
  • 3.29
  • 3.00
Oxford
  • 7.42
  • 6.79
  • 6.39
  • 6.17
  • 5.03
  • 5.62
  • 4.92
  • 4.50
  • 3.83
  • 1.00
Poole
  • 9.66
  • 9.63
  • 8.75
  • 7.93
  • 7.90
  • 7.64
  • 6.93
  • 6.63
  • 6.40
Stoke
  • 8.50
  • 7.50
  • 7.44
  • 6.73
  • 5.64
  • 5.40
  • 5.29
  • 5.25
  • 5.16
  • 4.98
Yarmouth
  • 9.82
  • 9.62
  • 6.77
  • 6.73
  • 5.53
  • 5.38
  • 4.76
  • 4.75
  • 3.13
  • 4.73
  • 4.63